Joy of Science #8

1) The First Law of Thermodynamics states that energy may change forms many times, but the total amount of energy in a closed system is: a) fluctuating b) constant c) variable d) dependent on the light of the sun

2) Newton's First Law of Motion states that work is a force acting over a: a) distance b) closed system c) joule 3) Throwing something is an example of: a) potential energy c) stationary energy 4) A spring is an example of: a) kinetic energy c) potential energy 5) Harnessing energy stored in mass is: a) nuclear energy c) wave energy d) mile

b) wave energy d) kinetic energy

b) wave energy d) nuclear energy

b) seismic energy d) potential energy

6) The First Law of Thermodynamics states that energy may change forms many times, but the energy never disappears. This is known as the: a) Law of Dissipation b) Law of the Preservation of Mass c) Law of Closed Systems d) Law of Conservation

7) Who gave his name to a unit of energy and devised a device in which weights turn a paddle wheel and raise the temperature of water? a) James Joule b) Isaac Newton c) Lord Kelvin d) The Count of Remford

8) Who gave his name to a unit of electricity and coined the term "horsepower" to get people to use engines by comparing them to what power a horse could produce? a) James Joule b) James Watt c) Lord Kelvin d) William Thompson

9) Lord Kelvin dismissed the ideas of Darwin, claiming that the earth couldn't be old enough to produce the kind of life it has by chance, because: a) The sun wasn't old enough. It would have burned out like a coal long ago b) The earth's creatures were not diverse if it was truly that old. enough c) Because an exalted creature like man couldn't have evolved from slime d) Because God created creatures directly, as in the bible

10) The discovery of what kind of energy proved to Lord Kelvin that the earth really could be old enough to produce human beings through the process of evolution? a) kinetic energy b) radiation, or nuclear energy c) potential energy d) the seismic activity of the sun